The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-12-03
DIAMOND DRILL CORES,

III ~ high time to begin advertising
your holiday goods. A small amount ol
space till remains in THE DIAMOND DRILL.
Don't wait until II is too late.
The second dance by the Pleasant
Hour Club was given on Wednesday I
evening with full attendance Of menu
bers. "A splendid time was had.
A fine specimen OF Petosky agate found \
It's way To the editors cabinet on Mon I
day, and thanks are hereby returned 70
II. II. Convis, "A Chicago gentlemen.
For the next thirty days l will give free
return railroad tickets 10 all who will
get one dozen pictures taken at my
gallery in Florence. 46t2 j. j. EsKIL.
A big baby hoy came TO the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Fairbanks in time for
dinner (about eleven o'clock) on Friday
Of last week. The proud parents have a
pair OF them now.
Handle not. touch not" the EDITORS
wood pile. Call ON Lockwood or some
other Wood, whose wood pile h larger,
and the wood even better, II YOU wood
have the wood TO burn.
The new pews for the Catholic church
have arrived and were placed In the
church and ON next Sabbath, December
Il -
to members Of the congregation.
d. Bannerman, the popular and nc
commodating proprietor OF the Banner
man house, ~ the latest victim 10 tn'
dread s'friendly scuffie." He had rit
/ broken ON Wednesday evening. Richare
Dawson had rib broken in the SAM
manner year or so ago.
The Crystal Falls gum-chewing societ.
a 1tKatr al
ton: Ibid THE DIAMOND Dahl oiiic
burn up or DOWN. IL was decided tina
il did. The suciesy will-nexttake up tn
probably decide that it is-becausc.
Speaking OF planting fish, the other day
a gentleman remarked: Think itwoul,
be good idea to place quantity q
brook trout i'm Fisher lake and then dan
Fisher creek" "le., dryly replied
prominent resident Of Crystal Falls, win
overheard the remaf k, ''Flsher creek ha
been id by everybody who has eve
fshed there. Mining News.
The supper and entertainment give
by the ladies 81 the Catholic church q
Iron River ON THANKSGIVING evening tn
der the supervision Of Rev. Father Chap
mis-, was a grand success. $3Ol96 be;D
the gross proceeds of the evening, =
which $2S0.70 remains clear and will
applied towards paying the indebted
ness of the church. II.
John Holmstrom, a miner at the iIOll
lister property, got severe blow owe
n the eye with windlass crank ON We'd
nesday afternoon. He was lowering
man down in the bucket and when !
came within about two feet OF the bot
tom the crank Slipped from his hand ant
made several rapid revolutions. The in
jury is not serious.
One of the features OF Thanksgiving
was the supper given TO the mnsquer
aders ut midnight by Mr.. N. Lachapell
at his restaurant. The spread wouI,
have done credit TO any city concern
Mr.. LacbapelleA a. a caterer 20 the wants
lof the hungry has no equal anywhere ant
he'll serve "A meal piping hot in his nea
little dining room In a moments notice.
A case OF protniscuous shooting tx ne
ported. A young man imbibed too freel,
81 the wine when IL wns red one evenin,
last week and getting hilarious diacharQ
ed his revolver Ia a very careless man
Der, the ball going through the window
| of a dwelling near by, but very fortuna t.
~ no one was ln the room at the time
a stop should be put Co such u use o
| firearms.
Thanksgiving passed off very smoothl,
here. Thanksgiving services were helt
IN the town hall in the morning, the Mt
tendance being very large. turkey
shooting contest was in progress all da,
and many birds were killed. A pet deel
was put up and shot for during the after
noon. Turkey suffered but was given nc
quarter and everybody looked thankful
SNOW fell in abundance during the after
noon and the day came 20 close witt
a grand masquerade ball i'm the evening
the hall being packed with curious-look
ing dancers and admiring spectators.
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